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More than twenty years after the AccorHotels group arrived in Japan in 1995, the Pullman brand is finally going to discover this Mecca of business travel by taking its first steps in Tokyo. The Pullman Tokyo Tamachi hotel has just been officially opened for autumn 2018. The new address will be located at the eastern exit of the...

We will have to wait a little longer to walk the corridors of the Sofitel Dubai Wafi, which is due to open in early 2019. But the contract between the AccorHotels group and property developer MKM Commercial Holdings LLC has been signed, paving the way for a major project for the Sofitel brand. "We are delighted...

Private flat rental, concierge services, top-of-the-range restaurants with the possible takeover of Potel & Chabot: AccorHotels' new playgrounds are endless. Its strategy of diversifying its activities now includes events and the world of nightlife. The hotel group is preparing to buy the minority shareholding in...

Competition is fierce in the international MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, Events) market, with every destination preparing its weapons to win the favour of major congresses and trade fairs, with substantial economic spin-offs for the lucky winners. Aware that the quality and capacity of their event infrastructures are not enough, two French heavyweights -...

Onefinestay, the specialist in the rental of private residences with hotel services, is expanding its range of luxury flats. Following on from London, Paris, Rome, New York, Los Angeles and Miami, the AccorHotels subsidiary - regarded as the luxury version of Airbnb - has just announced the launch of "Collections", a series of new destinations in the United States and...

Asia-Pacific is now our number one market in the world, just ahead of France, which has traditionally been our main market," explains Patrick Basset, AccorHotels Chief Operating Officer for South-East and North-East Asia. The strength of the Asian market is due to the strong growth in demand, stimulated in particular by China but also by...

Exclusivity, generosity, loyalty: the AccorHotels Club programme rewards business travellers with a host of benefits, starting of course with free nights. Whether booked individually on AccorHotels.com or at the corporate rate, business travellers earn points during their stays in nearly 3,000 hotels worldwide....

All it took was seven 25hours establishments, concentrated in the German, Swiss and Austrian markets, to establish the hotel chain's reputation and attract the interest of the market giants. In the end, AccorHotels was the first of them to 'pull the trigger', with the official announcement of a 'strategic partnership' on 7 November. In concrete terms, the French hotel operator...

Boost your network around the world and create new professional opportunities: the latest development of the AccorHotels mobile application is aimed directly at business travellers. The hotel group has entered into a partnership with LinkedIn, the world's largest online professional network, to add the Business Check powered by LinkedIn feature to the AccorHotels...

Accor has recently signed a major partnership with the Huazhu group in China. What are your expectations? Sophie Stabile - We have signed a long-term partnership with Huazhu that is unprecedented in the hotel sector. Huazhu is a leading Chinese hotel group with very rapid growth! Thanks to this...